32 With 'The Little Mermaid,' young Black kids are more interested in the water than ever. What to know about swimming racial disparities. (archive.ph) posted 1 year ago by Poultryarchy 1 year ago by Poultryarchy +32 / -0 24 comments share 24 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Probably about the same time as the whole "white people have no rhythm" thing?
Africans traditionally avoided bodies of water because of malaria.
I remember jokes from the 90s about black people being incapable of swimming.
White people have better buoyancy than black people, apparently due to higher fat storage or something. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28561485/